Evaluating
web sites
Why should you be able to evaluate web sites?
- Anyone can publish anything on the web. Garfield students have used information on a website put together by elementary school children. Some of the information was inaccurate.
- Unlike traditional print resources, web resources seldom have editors or others who will verify facts
- Currently, no web standards exist to ensure accuracy. So, there can be a lot of misinformation that you’ll come across.
- You’ll need to know how to tell which websites can be trusted.
The following are some great and interesting sites that will provide you with training on how to better evaluate a web site on the Internet:
Evaluating Internet Sources & Sites: A Tutorial (
Be sure to check out the worksheets for the tutorial, they really help.
Evaluating Internet Resources (Teacher Tap)
This site presents some great sites to visit and to explore the issue of Internet content. Some are real and some are fake or silly.
A good site, giving criteria and a guide in PDF format.
Includes examples and suggestions for use in the classroom.
Why use these sites?
These sites would help to supplement print resources while engaged in lessons surrounding the following National Standards:
American Association of School Libraries Standard 1.1.5:
Evaluate information found in selected sources on the basis of accuracy, validity, appropriateness for needs, importance, and social and cultural context.
National Educational Technology Standards 3C
Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.